Paul Desmond

Artist:  Paul Desmond
Birth Name:  Paul Emil Breitenfeld
Born:  November 25, 1924.  San Francisco, California, USA
Died:  May 30, 1977 (Aged 52).   Manhattan, New York City, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz. Mainstream Jazz, Instrument Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Arranger

Instruments:  Alto Saxophone, Clarinet

Paul Desmond was an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist and Composer, best known for the work he did in The Dave Brubeck Quartet and for the composing that group's greatest hit "Take Five".  He was one of the most popular musicians to come out of the West Coast's Cool Jazz Scene.  He also led several of his own groups and engaged in significant collaborations with artists such as Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Jim Hall, and Ed Bickert.

Title:  Glad To Be Unhappy  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz. Mainstream Jazz, Instrument Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Sony Music Entertainment
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Glad To Be Unhappy  (5:47)
 2.  Poor Butterfly  (7:20)
 3.  Stranger In Town  (6:27)
 4.  A Taste Of Honey  (4:29)
 5.  Any Other Time  (5:26)
 6.  Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo  (4:44)
 7.  Angel Eyes  (6:22)
 8.  By The River Sainte Marie  (6:17)
 9.  All Across The City  (4:35)
10. All Through The Night  (5:26)

Personnel:

Paul Desmond:  Alto Saxophone
Jim Hall:  Guitar
Gene Cherico:  Bass on Track 2
Eugene Wright:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 3-10
Connie Kay:  Drums

Glad To Be Unhappy is an album by Paul Desmond, originally released in 1965 by RCA, remastered and reissued on March 3, 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment, featuring Jim Hall, Gene Cherico, Eugene Wright and Connie Kay.